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>From: UberTechnoid_at_Home.com
>Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2001 14:47:04 -0500
>To: "Bruce Lane" <kyrrin_at_bluefeathertech.com>
>In-Reply-To: <200111171454420865.087C791A_at_192.168.42.129>
>Subject: Video Tape Backup device.... (was: Re: Additional drive and supplemental info.)
I saw one advertized for the Atari 8-bits back in early 80's called the
"Mirror tape" backup system from iirc Corvus?
To tell the truth, I never really believed something like this would be
reliable, but for three grand or more it HAD to be. Right?
I'm still trying to wrap my head around how something like that worked.
Just automate the front panel of a vrc and..... You could do random access
even. Eeeeeeeeeewwwwwww. Gives me the willies. Especially a 'kit'
version.....
Regards,
Jeff
In <200111171454420865.087C791A_at_192.168.42.129>, on 11/17/01
at 02:54 PM, "Bruce Lane" <kyrrin_at_bluefeathertech.com> said:
> This one is light and small enough to be shipped. It's a 'Gigastore'
>drive from Digi-Data Corp. Best of all, it includes the
>operation/maintenance manual(!).
> The 'Gigastore' is a weird device. What Digi-Data did is take a regular
>VHS VCR, make some modifications to the transport assembly, and added
>their own electronics to provide a Pertec interface. The result was a
>tape backup system that used regular VHS tapes, could store up to 2.5
>gigabytes of data, and could interface to any Pertec controller.
> This one's cheap: $25.00 or best offer, plus shipping.
> Also, FYI: The HP 9-track drive I mentioned earlier would include the
>manual.
> Thanks much.
>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy,
>Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com
>ARS KC7GR (Formerly WD6EOS) since 12-77 -- kyrrin_at_bluefeathertech.com
>"I'll get a life when someone demonstrates that it would be superior to
>what I have now..." (Taki Kogoma, aka Gym Z. Quirk)
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